Marshall Otis Howe

Marshall Otis Howe (October 4, 1832 – May 13, 1919) was a farmer, school superintendent and Justice of the Peace from Newfane, Vermont and member of the Vermont House of Representatives, serving in 1882.

Personal background and family relations Marshall Otis Howe was born in Wardsboro, Vermont to Otis Howe (1793–1872) and Sally (Marsh) Howe (1796–1877). He was married on 15 August 1866 to Gertrude Isabel Dexter, and was a farmer in Newfane, Vermont and served as a school superintendent and Justice of the Peace. Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602–1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Marshall Otis Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows: son of Priscilla Rice (1731-?), daughter of Luke Rice (1689-1754), son of Daniel Rice (1655-1737), son of Edward Rice (1622-1712), son of Edmund Rice, (ca1594-1663)